In the latest 'In the Spotlight' episode Aaron and Annette from the Guild of HR Professionals talk to Keri Garrod about her career, what she's learned from her experience both in the |UK and working in the Middle East, as well as the importance of developing her networking and getting 'out of her comfort zone' as a senior HR professional

What were the key lessons learned for HR in 2020? What were the key HR tech platforms that HR shared services teams were looking at in 2020 and has that changed in 2021? Has the debate about the value of HR in an organisation now truly subsided? What trends will we see in 2021 and is this the year of employee empowerment? Chris and Emma from LACE Partners talk to Lisa Dennis from SPX Flow in the latest HR on the Offensive podcast.

Aaron and Annette from the Guild of HR Professionals talk to Stephen Sidebottom about the latest Guild Cohort for their leadership programme, including some of the benefits of the scheme, as well as mentoring and networking opportunities that exist for HR professionals on it.

How do HR Shared Services Teams evolve? What are the characteristics of successful HR Shared Services Consultants? What can HR Shared Services Teams learn from other front-line functions like Customer Services? In this latest podcast Chris and Emma from LACE Partners talk about the latest whitepaper released in November this year and how HR Shared Services can become people and solutions experts.

How did HR react during the crisis of 2020? And what opportunities lie ahead? What are the big strategic questions that HR needs to ask in 2021? How do you improve performance and productivity through better people management? How do we structure our workforces for the future? Kevin Green joins Aaron Alburey and Annette Andrews in the latest Guild of HR Professionals podcast.

How can leaders get the most from their people? What enables us to work better and how important are the connections that leaders make? Is it ok to show vulnerability as a leader? These were just a few questions discussed in the latest 'In The Spotlight' podcast from the Guild of HR Professionals. Nicola Forbes-Taylor joins Aaron Alburey and Annette Andrews in the latest podcast.

More and more senior HR professionals are looking at the bigger picture in their business and expanding their own influence beyond just the people function. As a result the ability to effectively communicate your message is essential. In this short podcast Chris from LACE Partners talks to Brendan from Mastertalk to get tips on honing HR's public speaking skills.

How does HR ensure it remains the conscience of the organisation? How can we ensure that we are focused on the 'moments that matter' for employees? And how do we take stock, realise the value that HR has added during this period, so that we can demonstrate the value as we look to exit the global pandemic? Chris talks to Karen Dempster, an communications expert, on how to articulate an effective approach to communication during the current crisis.

Is there a movement for senior HR professionals to become more commercially focused? How many are working beyond the people agenda? Are there specific capabilities and skills that make up a successful HRD/CPO? What does the HR function have to do to ensure the people stepping up into these roles in future have this commercial mindset? Chris from LACE Partners talks to Katie Jacobs from the CIPD after some roundtables that they ran earlier in 2020.

Bringing in diverse talent is only one side of the coin and in the latest ‘In the Spotlight’ series from the Guild of HR Professionals looks at how diversity and inclusion should feed through the entire life cycle of an employees time at a business, from initial recruitment through to onboarding and ongoing talent retention strategies.